Sitka Bicycle Friendly Community Coalition to meet at 3:30 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 25

The Sitka Bicycle Friendly Community Coalition will meet from 3:30-4:30 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 25, at the Sitka Public Library.

The monthly meeting is open to everyone interested in making Sitka an even better town for cyclists of all ages. Topics include brainstorming ideas on how to grow our Sitka cycling club, planning the Alaska Walk and Bike Conference in Sitka in early June, discussion of a People For Bikes grant to provide new bike-parking facilities in town, the creation of a statewide biking/walking advocacy group (tentatively called Walk/Bike Alaska), a discussion about what we can do to make Sitka more bicycle friendly, and other topics.

For more information, call Doug Osborne at 747-0373 or Holly Marban at 966-8938.

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Sitka Bicycle Friendly Community Coalition to meet at 11:30 a.m. on Friday, Dec. 7

The Sitka Bicycle Friendly Community Coalition will meet from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 7, at the Fisheye Organic Café (formerly North Sister Juice and Crepe Company) located on Seward Street next to Subway).

The monthly meeting is open to everyone interested in making Sitka an even better town for cyclists of all ages. Topics include brainstorming ideas on how to grow our Sitka cycling club, planning the Alaska Walking and Bicycling Conference in Sitka in late spring (late May-early June), discussion of a People For Bikes grant to provide new bike-parking facilities in town, the creation of a statewide biking/walking advocacy group (tentatively called Walk/Bike Alaska), a discussion about what we can do to make Sitka more bicycle friendly, and other topics.

For more information, call Doug Osborne at 747-0373 or Holly Marban at 966-8938.

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Sitka Bicycle Friendly Community Coalition to meet at noon on Friday, Nov. 2

The Sitka Bicycle Friendly Community Coalition will meet from noon to 1 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 2, at the Fisheye Café (formerly North Sister Juice and Crepe Company) located on Seward Street next to Subway).

The monthly meeting is open to everyone interested in making Sitka an even better town for cyclists of all ages. Topics include a review of our 2016 Silver-level Bicycle Friendly Community application, a review of the Be Safe and Seen campaign in Sitka, the creation of a statewide biking/walking advocacy group (tentatively called Walk/Bike Alaska), a discussion about what we can do to make Sitka more bicycle friendly, and other topics.

For more information, call Doug Osborne at 747-0373 or Holly Marban at 966-8938.

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Sitka Bicycle Friendly Community Coalition to meet at noon on Friday, Oct. 12

RULES OF THE ROAD – Kids ride in formation along the side of Lincoln Street on Saturday, Sept. 15, during the fourth annual “Kidical Mass” family bike ride. Dozens of young riders and guardians rode bicycles to Keet Gooshi Heen Elementary School where there were complimentary pedal-powered smoothies, door prizes and activities. The event, which is held to promote safe riding, also included free bike safety checks and helmet-fitting. The Sitka Bicycle Friendly Community Coalition, 4-H, UAF Cooperative Extension Service Sitka District Office, Sitka Conservation Society, Youth Advocates of Sitka and Sitka Community Hospital helped organize the event. (Daily Sitka Sentinel Photo by James Poulson)

The Sitka Bicycle Friendly Community Coalition will meet from noon to 1 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 12, at the Fisheye Café (formerly North Sister Juice and Crepe Company) located on Seward Street next to Subway).

The monthly meeting is open to everyone interested in making Sitka an even better town for cyclists of all ages. Topics include a wrap-up of the recent Kidical Mass family friendly bike ride held Sept. 15, scheduling monthly bike rides through the fall, the creation of a statewide biking/walking advocacy group (tentatively called Walk/Bike Alaska), a discussion about what we can do to make Sitka more bicycle friendly, and other topics.

For more information, call Doug Osborne at 747-0373 or Holly Marban at 966-8938.

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Sitka Bicycle Friendly Community Coalition to meet at noon on Friday, Aug. 31

The Sitka Bicycle Friendly Community Coalition will meet from noon to 1 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 31, at the North Sister Juice and Crepe Company (located on Seward Street next to Subway).

The monthly meeting is open to everyone interested in making Sitka an even better town for cyclists of all ages. Topics include scheduling monthly bike rides through the summer (such as the one on the Cross Trail on Aug. 25), the creation of a statewide biking/walking advocacy group (tentatively called Walk/Bike Alaska), planning the annual Kidical Mass family friendly event in September, a discussion about what we can do to make Sitka more bicycle friendly, and other topics.

For more information, call Doug Osborne at 747-0373 or Holly Marban at 966-8938.

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Sitka Bicycle Friendly Community Coalition to meet at noon on Friday, July 20

The Sitka Bicycle Friendly Community Coalition will meet from noon to 1 p.m. on Friday, July 20, at the North Sister Juice and Crepe Company (located on Seward Street next to Subway).

The monthly meeting is open to everyone interested in making Sitka an even better town for cyclists of all ages. Topics include scheduling monthly bike rides through the summer (including ones from Crescent Harbor to the Herring Cove trailhead or Medvejie Hatchery at 2 p.m. on Saturday, June 30, and again on Saturday, July 7), the creation of a statewide biking/walking advocacy group (tentatively called Walk/Bike Alaska), planning the annual Kidical Mass family friendly event in September, a discussion about what we can do to make Sitka more bicycle friendly, and other topics.

For more information, call Doug Osborne at 747-0373.

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Sitka Bicycle Friendly Community Coalition to meet at noon on Wednesday, June 27

The Sitka Bicycle Friendly Community Coalition will meet from noon to 1 p.m. on Wednesday, June 27, at the North Sister Juice and Crepe Company (located on Seward Street next to Subway). Please note that this is a different day than usual for our meetings.

The monthly meeting is open to everyone interested in making Sitka an even better town for cyclists of all ages. Topics include scheduling monthly bike rides through the summer (including one from Crescent Harbor to the Herring Cove trailhead or Medvejie Hatchery at 10 a.m. on Saturday, June 30), a possible discussion about bike parking and bike access at Sitka National Historical Park, the creation of a statewide biking/walking advocacy group (tentatively called Walk/Bike Alaska), planning the annual Kidical Mass family friendly event in September, a discussion about what we can do to make Sitka more bicycle friendly, and other topics.

For more information, call Doug Osborne at 747-0373.

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